Fun fact: In 2009, Ryan Reynolds told MTV News that he envisioned someone like “Pulp Fiction” director Quentin Tarantino taking the reins of the “Deadpool” movie, which would ultimately linger in development hell for the next few years. Reynolds, though, knew it was a pipe dream, adding: “Obviously Tarantino is a guy that likes to direct his own material, so there’s a good chance he wouldn’t be the guy.”
Reynolds also referred to Tarantino as a “dream director” for the film, and the “dream” part of the statement proves to be entirely accurate here, as it’s highly unlikely that Tarantino would be making the kind of movies that Reynolds deals in. In a 2023 interview with Deadline, Tarantino bemoaned the state of the film industry, especially when it comes to the type of movies that streaming services are investing in and releasing to the world.
He said: “I mean, and I’m not picking on anybody, but apparently for Netflix, Ryan Reynolds has made $50 million on this movie and $50 million on that movie and $50 million on the next movie for them. I don’t know what any of those movies are. I’ve never seen them.” Tarantino added that he’s happy for Reynolds getting the big paydays, but there’s no real substance to what he’s doing and the projects he’s involved in. “Well, good for him that he’s making so much money. But those movies don’t exist in the zeitgeist. It’s almost like they don’t even exist.”
